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Boris Johnson has proved he is ready to put his body on the line for a successful 2012 Olympics – but he might have gone too far in his latest stunt after getting stuck on a zip-line in Victoria Park.

Mr Johnson was a guest at a BT London Live event at the east London park, where visitors can watch the Games action on a big screen or try their hand at a range of Olympic sports.

But he got more than he bargained for when he got stuck on the 45m high, 320m long zip-line.

‘Get me a rope; get me a ladder,’ Mr Johnson said as he dangled above cheering crowds for several minutes, still waving a couple of Union flags.

Boris Johnson (Picture: Twitter/BTLondonLive)

Boris Johnson (Picture: Twitter/BTLondonLive)

As onlookers continued to take photos of the stranded mayor, he quipped: ‘This is great fun but it needs to go faster.’

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A spokesman later added: ‘The judges will rightly be marking him down for artistic impression.’

Earlier this week a poll of Conservative voters suggested the mayor was their top choice to succeed David Cameron as prime minister.

He has so far enjoyed a high-profile Games, kicked off by addressing 60,000 people in Hyde Park on the day of the opening ceremony by taunting Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney over his comments apparently doubting London’s readiness to host.

Commenting on the mishap, prime minister David Cameron said: ‘If any other politician anywhere in the world was stuck on a zip-wire it would be a disaster.’For Boris, it’s an absolute triumph.’

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